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Independent Recruitment Exam (July - C)Page 1 Independent Recruitment English Exam (July 2016-C) Time: 90 minutes Student’s Name: School’s Name: 注明：所有试题答案必须写在答题纸上，写在试卷上无效。Section I：Use of Language语言运用(Total Marks 25%) Direction: For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should decide on the best choice for each question in the answer sheet. 1.It is no longer a problem _______ the poor children in this district can go to school. A. that B. whether C. so D. because 2. A survey was carried out on the death rate of those who were infected by SARS, ________were surprising. A. as results B. which results C. the results of it D. the results of which 3. The organization broke no rules, but ______had it acted responsibly. A. neither B. so C. either D. both 4. Many workers were organized to clear away ______remained of the World Trade Center. A. those B. that C. what D. where 5. My train arrive in New York at eight o'clock tonight. The plane I would like to take from there ______by then. A. would leave B. will have left C. has left D. had left 6. The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds _____his arguments in favor of the new theory. A. to be based on B. to base on C. which to base on D. on which to base 7. — Will you go to the party? — Of course I will if______. A. having invited B. invited C. I was invited D. I will be invited 8. — There were already five people in the car but they managed to take me as well. — It______ a comfortable journey. A. can’t be B. shouldn’t be C.mustn’t have been D. couldn’t have been 9. — We could have walked to the station; it was so near. — Yes. A taxi_____ at all necessary. A. wasn’t B. hadn’t been C. wouldn’t be D. won’t be10. —A man answered the phone. I suppose it was her husband. —It_____ her husband. He has been dead for ages.

Independent Recruitment Exam (July - C)Page 2 A. mustn’t be B. mustn’t have been C. couldn’t be D. couldn’t have been11.It _____ quite a few years _____ the accused was declared innocent and set free. A. was; since B. is; that C. will be; when D. was; before 12. The speaker said he could talk on _____ interested the audience. A. any topic B. which topic C. whichever topic D. the topic he thought it 13.Under no circumstance _____ to tell lies to parents. A. children are allowed B. are children allowedC. children will allow D. will children allow 14.Modern science and technology has _____ communication between people far apart. A.made convenient B. made it convenient C. made it convenient for D. made it convenient to 15.I heard that you really had a wonderful time at John's birthday party, _____? A. didn't I B. didn't you C. hadn't you D. will you 16.The great use of school education is not so much to teach you things _____ to teach you the art of learning. A. as B. that C. than D. but 17.No matter how frequently _____ the works of Beethoven always attract a large number of people. A. performing B. performed C. to be performed D. being performed 18._____ their real economic situations, they got some relief fund from the government. A. Considering B. Considered C. Having been considered D. Being considered 19.Tina _____ have known the truth, or she would have told us. A. mustn't B. shouldn't C. can't D. needn't 20._____ of water makes Death Valley a desert, but it is by no means devoid. A. Lacking B. Being lack C. Because of lack D. Lack 21. —Your performance was very good. —I could have done better if I _____ more time A. have had B. had C. had had D. will have had 22. —What did you hear yesterday? — I seemed _____ someone knock at the door. A. hear B. to have heard C. to hear D. having heard 23. — Shall I open the window? — Yes, please. I wish _____ it.

Independent Recruitment Exam (July - C)Page 3 A. you would open B. your opening C. you will to open D. you will open 24. — Shall I turn on the television? —No. I’d rather not _____ television tonight. A. watching B. to watch C. watch D. for watching 25. — Tom must be very wealthy. — Yes, he _____ more in one day than I do in a week. A. has been earned B. had earned C. earns D. has earnings Section II. Reading Comprehension阅读理解(Total Marks 40%)Directions: Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Passage 1 The frightening rise in crimes of violence throughout the country has caused more and more people to arm themselves. They buy guns to protect their homes and carry with them for personal safety when travelling. Unfortunately, instead of safety, what the new handgun owner too often gets is personal tragedy. As I found in my reading, a handgun does not protect the American home very well. The home handgun is more likely to kill or injure family members and friends than anyone who breaks in, and is especially harmful to young adults and children. Because 90 percent of break—ins take place when no one is home, the handgun is bought for defense is very often stolen. According to some statistics, each year about 100,000 handguns are stolen from ordinary citizens. These guns then enter the criminal underworld and are used in more crimes. Thus, the citizens who lost guns is helping to arm the criminal class. As a New York City police officer recently pointed out to a homeowner who asked if he should buy a handgun to protect his home, too often it is the homeowner himself who ends up getting shot and killed, because he often warns the robber by saying something like “Stop!” or “what do you thinkare doing?” Possibly, the thief turns and fires.In street crime, the use of a hand gun for defense is very risky, with the defender often losing the gun and having it used against him. The handgun owner seldom even gets the chance to use his or her gun because the moment of surprise is always with the attacker. In fact, trying to use a handgun to keep someone off makes the risk of death quite a bit higher. For the ordinary citizen, using a handgun is seldom helpful for defense on the street. And, in the home, the only way to get real defense from a personal handgun would be to have it always at the